What happens when you ask 16 of the area’s most renowned chefs to – collectively – create a seven-course meal? Attendees of the Friends of James Beard Benefit Dinner will find out when they attend the event on Friday at The Brown Hotel.

The dinner, which is sponsored by The Voice-Tribune and other businesses, celebrates the 25th anniversary of the James Beard Foundation, a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to nurturing and preserving America’s diverse culinary heritage and future. Proceeds will also go to the scholarship fund for Sullivan University’s National Center for Hospitality Studies.

The seven-course meal will feature a collusion of creativity. Here’s a “taste” of what guests can expect.